Comments on: Judge orders concussion cases to mediationhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/08/judge-orders-concussion-cases-to-mediation/
ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.comMon, 03 Aug 2015 00:32:44 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: w0rkh0lic1http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/08/judge-orders-concussion-cases-to-mediation/#comment-2643090
Tue, 09 Jul 2013 11:59:09 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2195415#comment-2643090Soon construction workers will be suing their companies because they didn’t know they might hit their thumb with a hammer. I’m waiting for someone to sue Ford because they were injured in a car accident and the car company didn’t do enough to warn them about the risks. Every one of those players suing the league was either stupid from the day they were born or is playing dumb now. My sisters 3 year old knows enough to know that getting hit in the head is a bad thing. You wanted to play football? Live with the consequences… Otherwise you should have taken up Golf. Soon Racecar drivers will be suing NASCAR and catchers in baseball will be suing MLB because “they didn’t know they might get hurt.” Setting this precedent would be bad
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Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:57:30 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2195415#comment-2643018turdfurgerson68 says: Jul 8, 2013 7:15 PM

The former players deserve their day in court!

The NFL covered up the concussion data for years AND they’re guilty of gross negligence for allowing the players to use inferior equipment and letting them play on that awful 1970s era artificial turf (‘fuzzy concrete’).
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Wow. So NFL owners covered up concussion data? Really? You think the owners were able to, across the board convince doctors to cover up data? Why do you think helmets have labels on them warning of concussion and brain injury risks? The players often p;alyed injured and didn’t say anything because they are worried about their spot. The players chose money over health

]]>By: jimmylionshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/08/judge-orders-concussion-cases-to-mediation/#comment-2642995
Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:07:36 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2195415#comment-2642995“every case has a dollar value at every step of the litigation. The challenge is getting the two sides to get to the point where they apply the same value to the settlement of the case.”

Truth.

]]>By: patsbrathttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/08/judge-orders-concussion-cases-to-mediation/#comment-2642741
Tue, 09 Jul 2013 02:58:10 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2195415#comment-2642741So basically the news here is that we were expecting news on July 22, but now there will be no news until September.

That’s ok, at least it’s a story on a significant topic that is not about AH.

]]>By: defscottybhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/08/judge-orders-concussion-cases-to-mediation/#comment-2642680
Tue, 09 Jul 2013 02:17:58 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2195415#comment-2642680Football is a violent contact sport… don’t like it then do something else for a living. Concussions are part of the risks, a hazard of the job and you knew the risks. Pathetic money grab from players who blew all their money because they are irresponsible with money and looking for a cheap payday all of a sudden.
]]>By: tbutler704http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/08/judge-orders-concussion-cases-to-mediation/#comment-2642606
Tue, 09 Jul 2013 01:28:09 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2195415#comment-2642606It’s shady how these players are suing NFL over concussions. FOH it’s football not tennis.
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Tue, 09 Jul 2013 00:21:10 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2195415#comment-2642496This is standard practice in courts, state and federal. Nothing to see here. Every case I’ve ever litigated is ordered to mediation.
]]>By: justintuckrulehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/08/judge-orders-concussion-cases-to-mediation/#comment-2642460
Mon, 08 Jul 2013 23:58:19 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2195415#comment-2642460This is great news for the plaintiffs! Judge is essentially telling the NFL to settle now before she rules against it and adds 50x the value to the case. No matter how nicey nice the attorneys respond to mediation suggestions, if the NFL was truly at a “no pay” position they could have told the judge that “with all due respect, we’re too far apart”.

Its not the other way around either because the risk/reward is infinitely greater on the NFL than on any individual of the 4,000 plaintiffs.

Awesome! Hopefully the NFL will be gone in a few years and a great, new, league without Goodell, spoiled silver-spoon fed greedball owners and touch ff rules will rise forth from the ashes.

You all should thumbs up this post if you truly want affordable, hard hitting football back. Think about it for more than 2 seconds.

]]>By: ravenmusclehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/08/judge-orders-concussion-cases-to-mediation/#comment-2642418
Mon, 08 Jul 2013 23:22:36 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2195415#comment-2642418This seems impossible to settle in the players favor. What football player hasn’t got a concussion if the played in high school, college, & the NFL????
Plus, the NFL would require brain scan evidence for every player claiming brain damage from a concussion. You can’t expect the NFL to dish a million dollars to each & every player who said he got a concussion from playing in the NFL.
]]>By: fc187http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/08/judge-orders-concussion-cases-to-mediation/#comment-2642413
Mon, 08 Jul 2013 23:18:24 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2195415#comment-2642413Well ain’t that a kick in the head.
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Mon, 08 Jul 2013 23:15:21 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2195415#comment-2642409Someone expects upwards of 4,000 people to agree in about 2 months time? You just know their are some plaintiffs hoping for the big lottery jackpot win against the NFL.
]]>By: turdfurgerson68http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/08/judge-orders-concussion-cases-to-mediation/#comment-2642407
Mon, 08 Jul 2013 23:15:00 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2195415#comment-2642407The former players deserve their day in court!

The NFL covered up the concussion data for years AND they’re guilty of gross negligence for allowing the players to use inferior equipment and letting them play on that awful 1970s era artificial turf (‘fuzzy concrete’).

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Mon, 08 Jul 2013 23:11:26 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2195415#comment-2642402Judge Brody’s order to mediate sounds a lot like reverse (plaintiff) pre-trial diversion. She may think the plaintiffs’ case has merit, but insufficient evidence to deny the NFL’s motion for full dismissal – mediation would then be the most effective way for the plaintiffs to get something.
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Mon, 08 Jul 2013 22:50:13 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2195415#comment-2642389Judge actually ordered the concussion cases to “medication”. She was going to say “take two pills and call me in September”, but she didn’t want to seem flippant about the matter.
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Mon, 08 Jul 2013 22:27:03 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2195415#comment-2642362This is all fine and dandy but hows is this gonna help the vikequeens get back the Lombardi they claim was stolen from them in 2010?
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